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Fascia iliaca compartment block versus intravenous analgesic for positioning of femur fracture patients before a spinal block: A PRISMA-compliant meta-analysis.
Synthesis in Medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05857462 (A Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Impact of Integrated Preoperative Fascia Iliaca Compartment Block), which is not on this map. Cited by 6 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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A Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Impact of Integrated Preoperative Fascia Iliaca Compartment Block (FICB) for Fast-track Surgery in Elderly Hip Fracture
Who cites it
6 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.
- Fascia iliaca compartment block for postoperative pain after total hip arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.BMC anesthesiology · 2024Pooled it
- Peripheral nerve blocks for hip fractures in adults.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Pooled it
- Pain relief for femur fractures using Fascia Iliaca Block and IV fentanyl.Bioinformation · 2025Article
- Review
- Comparison of USG-guided or landmark approach fascia iliaca compartment block for positioning in elderly hip fracture patients with spinal anesthesia: a randomized controlled observational studyTurkish journal of medical sciences · 2021Observational
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundFascia iliaca compartment block (FICB) provides an analgesic option for positioning before spinal anesthesia in patients suffering from a femur fracture. The evidence supporting FICB is still not well established. The aim of our study is to assess the efficacy and safety of FICB comparing with intravenous analgesic (IVA) on the quality for positioning before spinal anesthesia in participants with a femur fracture.
methodsPubMed, Embase, and Scopus databases were interrogated from their inceptions to September 2017. We included randomized controlled studies reported as full text, those published as abstracts only and unpublished data, if available. Data were independently extracted by 2 reviewers and synthesized using a random-effects model. MAIN
resultsThree studies comprising 141 participants showed that FICB compared to IVA led to a significant between-group standard mean differences in quality during positioning within 30 minutes before spinal anesthesia (standardized mean difference (SMD) -2.02, 95% confidence interval (CI): -2.43 to -1.61, I = 0%) and time for spinal anesthesia (pooled mean difference (PMD) -2.86 minutes, 95% CI -3.70 to -2.01, I = 0%). Two studies with 101 participants suggested that FICB is superior to IVA on opioid requirements 24 hours postoperatively (pooled odds ratio (POR): 0.11, 95% CI: 0.03 to 0.35, I = 13%). There were no significant differences in complications or hemodynamic effects
conclusions: Comparing with IVA, FICB can provide significantly better quality during positioning of femur fracture patients for a spinal block and a shorter time for spinal anesthesia. FICB is safe method.
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